Governance Manager

Application Deadline: 3 March 2025

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Stratford

Compensation: £50,000 - £60,000 / year

Description

As Governance Manager at the London Stadium you will be an organised governance professional with excellent communication and influencing skills. You will bring strong stakeholder management, both internal and external, and be committed to valuing diversity and inclusion and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to further develop their career in a crucial role within the corporate services team of a dynamic business. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to the success of the stadium through day-to-day operations, a variety of projects and exciting events such as football, concerts, Major League Baseball, athletics, rugby and community events. This role will be varied and give you the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of activities. In return we offer development opportunities and many company benefits.

Key Responsibilities

London Stadium are looking for a Governance Manager to join the team and oversee governance arrangements for the venue and the London Stadium group of companies. In this role you will:

Provide excellent governance and secretariat services to the London Stadium Board by managing the Board paper process and deadlines, taking accurate minutes and providing advice on corporate governance processes and procedures;
Manage the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), and Data Protection Act (DPA) request handling process, contracting process and policy roll-out;
Support the Stadium’s data protection and GDPR processes;
Support London Stadium’s risk management processes;
Oversee the relationship with the company’s internal auditors;
Support a variety of other risk assurance processes including monitoring and reporting on statutory and regulatory obligations; and
Work closely with the Head of Legal to support certain legal and compliance activities.

How to apply

If you are interested in this role, please apply through our online careers page by 11.59pm on Monday 3rd March 2025.

Benefits

Employees of London Stadium 185 Ltd (LS185) are eligible to an extensive range of health and welfare benefits, as summarised below. Further information will be provided to the successful candidate on appointment.

25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees), plus bank holidays
Discretionary bonuses will be considered for exceptional performance based on personal and company results over a calendar year
Private medical insurance with Bupa (with option to add dependents through salary deductions)
Life insurance and income protection with Canada Life, including access to our Employee Assistance Programme and discounts platform
Workplace pension with Royal London: our current pension match is 5% employer contribution and 5% employer contribut
Paid sick leave
Enhanced family leave: maternity/shared parental/adoption offer is 26 weeks full pay, 10 weeks half pay and three weeks at the statutory rate
Additional paid leave for fertility treatment
Suite of loans, including season ticket, childcare deposit, tenancy deposit and cycle to work loans
On site fitness room
Discounted membership of just £15 per month at Copperbox Arena
Learning and development, health and wellbeing, and social activities
Selection of other local discounts

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